Sulky-plow



(No Modl.)

' A J. GALE.-

Sulky Plow.

No. 243,242. Patented June 21,1881.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OF ICE.

AUGUSTUS J. GALE, OF ALBION, MICHIGAN.

SULKY-PLOW.

SPECIFICATION forming part Of Letters Patent N0. 243,242, dated June 21,1881,

Application filed February 17, 1881.

. To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, AUGUSTUS J. GALE, of Albion, Calhoun county,Michigan, have invented an Improvement in Sulky-Plows, of which thefollowing is a specification.

The nature of this invention relates to certain new and usefulimprovements on sulkyplows; and theinv'cntion consists in the peculiarconstruction and arrangement of devices by means of which the bail towhich the plows are attached may be elevated or depressed, as more fullyhereinafter set forth.

In the accompanying drawing, which forms a part of this specification,and in which a sulky-plow is shown in perspective with my i mprovementattached, A represents the arched axle mounted upon the traction-wheelsB B, and provided with a bail, D, and mechanism at each end of the axlefor controlling the elevation of the axle, all of which are of the usualconstruction.

l secure to the axle a hanger, E, to one arm of which I fulcrum thelever F, which is pivotally secured to the bail D, and the opposite endcarries a pin, a, upon which is properly journaled a friction-roller,I).

G is a bell-erank lever pivotally secured to the hanger E, and one armof this lever terminates in a. handle, H, which extends up to withineasy reach of the driver. The opposite end (No model.)

of this lever is segmentally slotted, as at d, within which travels thefriction-roller I) on the lever F.

' In practice the axle is adjusted to the desired elevation, and theplows are attached to the bail D in the usual manner. When it is desiredto elevate the plows so that they will not perform their function ofplowing, the le ver H is drawn rearward, which, by the connectionshereinbefore described, necessarily elevates the bail D, and with it theplow, so

that the point of the plow will clear the ground, the lever H being heldin such position by a proper catch.

I am aware of Patents Nos. 156,128 and 225,668, granted October 20,1874, and March 16, 1880, respectively, and I lay no claim to

